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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (parallel growth) from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (parallel growth) from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (parallel growth) from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (parallel growth) from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (parallel growth) from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (parallel growth) from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 73072
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (parallel growth)
Locality:Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Many parallel lustrous doubly-terminated transparent smoky quartz crystals with minor milky quartz included where the smoky quartz crystals were attached. The smoky quartz crystals have medium color with darker zones on the edges. From the collection of Frank C. Perham (b. 1934-), namesake of the mineral species Perhamite
Overall Size:7.5x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:20-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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